🔥 Bitcoin’s 46‑day funding drain wasn’t a crash—it was a silent tax that ate short‑seller profits before the market even moved.

📊 Today Bitcoin sits at $83,784 (+1.2% 24h) with open interest at $7.79 B and a modest +0.0061% funding rate, meaning longs are getting paid while shorts keep paying — the same pressure that built up over six weeks of negative funding. #BTC #Funding

💡 In a market humming at a Greed sentiment 73/100, this persistent funding squeeze signals that we’re deep in the late‑stage bull cycle, where smart money tightens positions before the next price‑discovery rally. #BullCycle

✅ Practical takeaway: monitor the BTC funding rate and open‑interest chart; if funding stays positive for more than a week, consider adding to a long position or scaling down shorts to preserve capital.

❓ How are you adjusting your exposure now that shorts have been paying the bill for weeks—adding, holding, or stepping back?